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- 1. Albert N. Clark III PO Box 10377 Largo, FL 33773 727.557.9004 aclark@janetairlines.com Portfolio: www.f16n.com Target To offer absolutely the most innovative and best creative solutions to meet client and industry needs, specializing in corporate branding and marketing. Experience 2014 – Present Hit Promotional Products Largo, FL Custom Artist and Photographer ■■Work directly with factories in China in creating custom artwork to the point where it is production ready. This includes 2D and 3D art. I do this for most of the largest corporate entities in the world. The client list I work with numbers in the hundreds. The list includes many professional and collegiate sports teams, Disney, Staples, Anheuser-Busch, all of the armed forces, major e-commerce companies, major hotel chains, and many more. As of 2015, Hit Promotional Products was listed by ASI as the sixth largest promotional product company in the world going from a $200M company in 2013 to a $300M company in 2014. Projections have us pushing the $400M mark in 2015. ■■I create conceptual virtual campaigns for custom promotional products that act as sales tools our distributor base uses for their current client base and to generate new clients. This includes ancillary marketing tools such as branding, totally custom products, and promotional flyers, but not limited to that. Basi- cally, I’ll take a client’s idea, regardless of how out-of-the-box that idea may seem, and see it through to production reality. ■■Software utilized includes, but not limited to, Adobe Creative Suite CC (Photo- shop, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver), Microsoft Office for Mac and PC, Corel Draw. Highly proficient in assisting our client base with an understanding of what vector art is, and helping them integrate it into the production process. Anybody familiar with production artwork knows how critical this is. 2012 – 2014 Camsing Global Largo, FL Creative Director, Photographer ††In 2014 Camsing Global, LLC forged a deal with Fruit of the Loom to where Camsing Global, LLC (now Aprinta) would takeover Fruit of the Loom’s Russell Athletics facility/mission in Alexander, AL. Camsing/Aprinta’s assets were moved to AL. I was asked, but was physically unable to move to AL. Subsequently, I was offered a posi- tion at Hit Promo- tional Products. ■■Responsible for corporate branding for multiple subsidiary companies under- Camsing Global, an international promotional product and apparel company with seven manufacturing locations worldwide. Brands include, but are not limited to: Camsing Promo, Camsing Apparel, Advalite, Avaline, Dart, Drinx, Falcon, It’s All Greek To Me, Stylewrite, Toppers, Dollar Promo, and TL Sports. ■■Creative Director and Photographer for the Marketing Department, respon- sible for development and implementation of marketing campaigns, web development and website maintenance, creation of sales flyers, e-blast flyers and annual catalog. ■■Software utilized includes, but not limited to, Adobe Creative Suites 5 and 6 (Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver), Microsoft Office for Mac and PC, Magic, Corel Draw.
- 2. Experience 2011 – 2013 One Way Apparel Largo, FL Creative Director ■■Oversaw Art Department, responsible for Production Design, Web Design, and Marketing for One Way Apparel, AnglerSkins professional angler teamwear, and their clients. ■■Responsible for conceptualization and execution of garment designs ulti- mately produced via Screen Printing, Digital to Garment (DTG), Dye Sublima- tion and Embroidery. I was/am expert level on the design software and very proficient on all the software/hardware at the production end in the factory. ■■Hardware utilized includes, but is not limited to, both Mac and PC based plat- forms, DrafStation RJ-900C large-scale Dye Sublimation printer, Legend 2800 Screenmaker Pro Digital to Screen printer, Canon 5D Mark II DSLR, GoPro Hero video cameras. ■■Software utilized includes, but is not limited to, Adobe Creative Suite 4 through 6, Microsoft Office for Mac and PC, Wilcom, Fast Manager Business Manage- ment Software, Wasatch SofRIP. ■■Clients include, but are not limited to, Wicked Tuna, Call of the Wildman (Turtleman), Foot Locker, Igloo Coolers, Hamilton Means Racing (NASCAR), Hooters, Reebok, Margaritaville, Evinrude, Ranger Boats, Chris Craft, Donzi, Sysco, YMCA, Habitat for Humanity, The Salvation Army, Boys & Girls Club of America, Budweiser and Bealls Department Store. ††In 2013 One Way Apparel and Camsing Global took steps to merge companies. That merger was unsuccessful and One Way Apparel ended-up going out of business. One of the suc- cesses of that attempted merger was that Camsing Global asked me to stay with their company as their Creative Director. 2008 – Present Janet Airlines Largo, FL President ■■Offering Advanced Digital Design for the Air Combat Community. ■■Utilizing Adobe CS4 through CC and the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR ■■Internationally published photography and photo-realistic illustrations ■■Advanced Raster and Vector Design ■■Created, and maintain f16n.com, janetairlines.com, alclarkportfolio.com and Air Combat Photoshopped on Facebook as well as the Al Clark Community Page. ■■Was part of media coverage for events including, but not limited to, Opera- tion Red Flag, Nellis Air Force Base, NV; Tyndall Air Force Base Open House, Panama City, FL; MacDill Air Force Base Open House, Tampa, FL 2006 – 2010 Barry Motorsports of Tampa Tampa, FL General Manager ■■Responsible for hands-on deal management from inception to funding. ■■Instrumental in fully integrating Lightspeed NXT dealer management software. ■■Set up and maintained Powersports Network (PSN) website. ■■Created, implemented and managed all marketing campaigns. ■■Implemented Lojak, Funancing, HSBC Rev Charger and Pre-paid Maintenance. ■■Special events coordinator, media liaison and titling officer.
- 3. Experience 2004 – 2006 Motorsports of Tampa Tampa, FL Finance Director ■■Increased sales average from $200 per-unit to $900 per-unit, back-end. ■■Restructured department for greater profitability and efficiency. ■■Implemented training procedures adopted by all six Motorsports stores. ■■Consistently set per-unit and monthly store sales records. ■■Created marketing campaigns for print, radio, and television. 2002 – 2004 Barney’s Motorcycle & Marine St. Petersburg, FL Motorcycle and Boat Sales – Yamaha, Yamaha Marine, Honda, See Doo, Aprilia ■■Consistently in the top-3 sales group ■■Internet manager ■■Top 10 in Yamaha sales statewide ■■Created, implemented and managed marketing and design concepts for 300-unit per-month store. 1996 – 2001 Smith Marketing Group Atlantic City, NJ Creative Director In charge of major print advertising campaigns including production to maga- zine, newspaper and stand-alone client specific marketing and information mate- rials. Oversaw art department production to final print. Developed ad campaigns for a hospital, golf course, major furniture store, major newspaper, car dealership, fitness center, restaurants, and major hotel chains. Education 1981 – 1985 Stockton College Galloway, NJ B.S. Marine Biology with a Chemistry minor 1995 – 1996 Apex Technologies Northfield, NJ Microsoft Professional and Systems Engineer (MCSE) Windows 2000 Interests Aviation – Licensed Pilot since age 19; Digital Illustration; Photography; Boating. References Available upon request.